Keyword: sales and profits

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Forest Posts Loss as Antidepressant Sales Plummet

15.01.2013 - Forest Laboratories posted an unexpectedly large loss in its fiscal third quarter as sales of its antidepressant Lexapro were buffeted by generic competition and sales of its...

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Amgen Trims 2012 EPS Estimate, Citing R&D Tax Credit Delay

09.01.2013 - Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology company, on Tuesday lowered its outlook for 2012 earnings per share by 10 cents, citing a delay in the impact of a U.S. tax credit for...

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Monsanto Raises Outlook as Profit Beats Expectations

08.01.2013 - Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, raised its earnings outlook for fiscal 2013 on Tuesday and delivered surprisingly strong first-quarter results, citing growth in Latin...

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Actelion Sticks to Forecast for Return to Growth from 2014

08.01.2013 - Actelion, Europe's biggest biotech company, is sticking to its forecast for core earnings to return to growth from 2014 as cost cuts and a new heart and lung treatment offset...

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Celgene Issues 2013, Long-term Forecasts

08.01.2013 - Celgene on Monday forecast 2013 profit in line with Wall Street projections, introduced a long-term outlook for 2017, and said results from two late-stage trials of a drug for the...

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Vivus Obesity Pill Prescriptions Jump 68%

07.01.2013 - Vivus said prescriptions for obesity drug Qsymia, its main product, rose nearly 68% in the month ended Dec. 21 compared with the preceding four weeks, well above industry forecasts...

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Eli Lilly Banks on Cost Controls for Higher 2013 Profit

04.01.2013 - Eli Lilly said on Friday it expects profit in 2013 to increase by more than Wall Street had been forecasting, primarily due to cost controls and improved productivity. Lilly, whose...

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Teva's 2013 Forecast Is Below Wall Street Estimates

30.11.2012 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's biggest maker of generic drugs, forecast profit and revenue for calendar 2013 that fell short of analysts' estimates. The Israel-based...